[THIN] Re: Kill Outlook Splash Screen
- From: "BRUTON, Malcolm, FM" <Malcolm.BRUTON@xxxxxxxx>
- To: "'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 15:13:08 +0100
Using a utility like runh or hidewin. All other outlook generated windows
such as reminders still get displayed but outlook.exe itself can't be seen.
Malcolm
-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Braebaum, Neil
Sent: 03 June 2004 15:09
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Kill Outlook Splash Screen
When you say start it hidden - do you mean by the command line (ie
calling outlook.exe somehow), or by office (COM) automation?
Neil
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of BRUTON, Malcolm, FM
> Sent: 03 June 2004 15:02
> To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Kill Outlook Splash Screen
>
> I'm actually starting outlook hidden so the users don't know
> it's running. I subsequently kill it later after it has
> generated a MAPI profile for that user. Just nice to kill
> the splash screen so users don't know whats going on behind
> the scenes.
>
> Malcolm
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Braebaum, Neil
> Sent: 03 June 2004 14:40
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Kill Outlook Splash Screen
>
> Something I wonder - if you automate outlook starting through
> COM automation, I wonder if it displays the splash screen then?
>
> Over the next few days, I'll probably be writing / amending
> outlook to start in this way (a step to making it difficult
> to attempt to start outlook twice through a custom interface)
> - so if / when I find out, I'll let you know.
>
> From memory, other office apps don't seem to display splash
> screens when automating that way - 'cos you explicitly state
> when the app should be visible.
>
> Neil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of BRUTON, Malcolm, FM
> > Sent: 03 June 2004 14:07
> > To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> > Subject: [THIN] Kill Outlook Splash Screen
> >
> >
> > Any ideas on how to kill the outlook splash screen with Office 2002
> >
> >
> > Malcolm
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